Non-linearities in regional growth: A non-parametric approach

non-corrective approach to pronunciation

the aim of this study has been to find answers for the following questions: 1. what is the effect of immediate correction on students pronunciation errors? 2. what would be the effect of teaching the more rgular patterns of english pronunciation? 3. is there any significant difference between the two methods of dealing with pronuciation errore, i. e., correction and the teaching of the regular ...

A new non-parametric approach for suppliers selection

In this paper we propose a simple non-parametric model for multiple crite-ria supplier selection problem. The proposed model does not generate a zeroweight for a certain criterion and ranks the suppliers without solving the modeln times (one linear programming (LP) for each supplier) and therefore allowsthe manager to get faster results. The methodology is illustrated using anexample.

A Non-Parametric Approach

Since China joined the WTO in 2001, the pressure for bank reforms has mounted as China ought to fully open up its financial market to foreign competition by 2006. Efficiency is key for domestic banks to survive in a liberalised environment, but it appears that the last hope for raising bank efficiency is through ownership reform. Whether ownership reform and foreign competition can solve China’...

Dispersion-induced non-linearities in semiconductors

Risk related non linearities in exchange rates: A comparison of parametric and semiparametric estimates

This paper uses semiparametric techniques to estimate a model of exchange rate determination and compare it to a parametric LSTAR specification. In both cases the nonlinearities are modeled as part of the conditional mean of the process, rather than of its variance. Using a panel dataset for five East European countries for years 1993 2001, it results that the non parametric data-driven estimat...